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Aug 10, 2020;20 (1): 248.

Effectiveness of blending E-learning with field trip on Chinese herbal medicine education: quasi-experimental study.

Lei Li, Chi Wing Tam, Ning Wang, Fan Cheung, Qing Zhou, Cheng Zhang, Chien-Shan Cheng, Lei Xiong, Yibin Feng
Author Information
  1. Lei Li: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
  2. Chi Wing Tam: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
  3. Ning Wang: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
  4. Fan Cheung: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
  5. Qing Zhou: Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, 1076 Yuhua Road, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China.
  6. Cheng Zhang: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
  7. Chien-Shan Cheng: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
  8. Lei Xiong: Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, 1076 Yuhua Road, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. xlluck@sina.com.
  9. Yibin Feng: School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. yfeng@hku.hk.
PMID: 32778088 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-03034-y

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chinese Medicine education is part of professional medical training in Hong Kong. An important element of this is herbal medicine, which requires both theoretical and practical knowledge. A field trip programme was adopted to provide students with direct experience of medicinal plants studied in lectures. However, problems with the current programme were identified in learning outcome assessment and long-term knowledge management. To improve the teaching quality, a Moodle e-learning module was designed for augmentation. This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of the Moodle module in supplementing the current field trip programme.
METHODS: Prospective quasi-experiment. Participants were 49 year-2 students in the Bachelor of Chinese Medicine programme. A Moodle module including five online activities regarding two groups of herbal plants was integrated before and after the field trip. Fill-in-the-blank questions were used to assess the learning outcome. Also, a questionnaire was developed to collect student feedback as the secondary outcome.
RESULTS: For herbal plants in Group A, the assessment score was higher in Moodle group (29.65 ± 5.0) than for the control group (21.65 ± 6.5) (P <  0.01). For herbal plants in Group B, the assessment score was higher for the Moodle group (28.68 ± 4.7) than for the control group (24.26 ± 7.7) (P <  0.01). The questionnaire results showed that students were satisfied with the Moodle platform.
CONCLUSIONS: A specially designed Moodle module may be effective in augmenting the field trip for Chinese herbal medicine education.

Keywords

Blended learning Chinese herbal E-learning Field trip Materia Medica Medical education Medicinal plants Moodle Teaching

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Grants

  1. 101000500/University of Hong Kong
  2. 101000661/University of Hong Kong

MeSH Term

Computer-Assisted Instruction
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Educational Measurement
Female
Hong Kong
Humans
Male
Problem-Based Learning
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires

Chemicals

Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Journal Article

Word Cloud

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